Teen pleads not guilty to killing Camden couple found buried in yard

CAMDEN — Bail has been set at $1 million for a teenager charged in the slayings of a couple found buried in the yard of a home here earlier this year.

Seventeen-year-old Keenan Wideman of Pennsauken — who agreed Wednesday to have his case moved from juvenile court — pleaded not guilty today to two counts of murder.

Prosecutors say he took part in the Feb. 22 killings of 23-year-old Michael Hawkins of Mount Holly and 18-year-old Ashley Huff of Cinnaminson. Authorities say both were beaten for several hours before being killed.

Wideman is one of 10 people charged in the deaths.

The suspects range in age from 14 to 24, and charges against three other youths remain in juvenile court. But prosecutors said today they would seek to have a 14-year-old female defendant tried as an adult.